Auto safety device



J. BARAM AUTO SAFETY DEVICE Filed July 1, 1924 Patented July 14, 1925.

UNITED STATES JACOB BARAM, W'OO'NSOGKIIEYI, RHODE ISLAND.

AUTO SAFETY nnvron.

Application filed July 1,

To all whom. it may concern.

Be it known that I, JAoon BARAM, a citizen of the United States,residing at-WVoonsocket, in the county of Providence and State of RhodeIsland, have invented new and useful Improvements in Auto SafetyDevices, of which the following is a specification. Y

My present invention pertains to fenders, and it contemplates theprovision on a mo tor vehicle or the like, of means whereby injury to apedestrian who is struck by the fender will'be precluded and theliability of said person falling beneath the front wheels of the vehicleis materially overcome.

The invention also contemplates the provision in a fender of meanswhereby the action of abody contacting with the fender will cause aguard to fall and hence the body of the person is received on thefender.

The invention in all of its details will be fully understood from thefollowing clescription and claims when the same are read in connectionwith the drawings forming part of this specification in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a motor vehicle equippedwith my novel invention.

Figure 2 is a detail view of the arrangement of curtain and roller andthe pawl and ratchet for preventing the roller from rotating undernormal conditions.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the arrangement of pawl and ratchet withrespect to a portion of one of the brace frames.

My novel device comprises the arms 1 that may be provided with the crossbars 2 as illustrated and there may be two or more of these cross-barsin the discretion of those using the device.

Secured at either side of the front portion of a motor vehicle andpreferably at the lower ends of the hood cover are arms 3 that extendforwardly and are secured to the portions 1 of the fender by the members14. These members 14; are so constructed that pressure on the lowerbrace-rod 2 will cause the upper portion of the arms 1 to moveforwardly. This is a very important feature of my invention as willappear from the future description of the device.

As shown in Figure 1 I provide a spring 4 that is secured to one of thearms 1 and to one of the portions 3 and hence when the upper end of thearms 1 move forwardly 1924. Serial No. 723,597.

the spring will tend to return said arms 1 to their "proper positions.

At the upper ends of the rods 1 I provide a roller 8 that receives thecurtain or canvas 5 and the said roller 8 is provided with the interiorspring 9 and operates after the fashion of the well known window shade.I

On its free edge the curtain or canvas is provided with a strip of metalor other suitable material and secured to the strip on. each side of thecurtain is a cord 6 that passes over pulleys or rollers that rotate onthe lower rod 2 and the said cords are then fixedly secured on theroller 8 at each side of the curtain. On one end of the roller 8 andoutside of the lefthand member 1, I provide the ratchet 10 and securedon the before mentioned member 1 and adapted to engage said ratchet 10is a pawl 11. This pawl is secured to the arm 1 by the bolt 12 and atits end below the ratchet the pawl is provided with the arm 13 thatrests in a slot in the lefthand arm 3'. On the end of the roller 8outside the ratchet 10 I provide a square end portion 15 through themedium of which a key or other means may be employed to place the spring9 under tension.

In the practical use of my invention the spring 9 is placed undertension and the curtain or canvas assumes the position shown in Figure1.

Should a person be struck by the lower end of the fender, whichnaturally is the first portion of the fender that could possibly strikea person, the pressure exerted on the lower end of the fender willnaturally rock the upper end of the members 1 forwardly. This forwardrocking will release the lower end 13 of the pawl from the arms 3 andthe upper end of the pawl will naturally be displaced from the ratchet10. This will permit immediate rotation of the roller 8 and thisrotation will cause the cord 6 to wind around the roller 8 and thus thecanvas or curtain will be quickly drawn, to the lower end of the fenderand retained in'such position in a taut manner. The person having beenstruck by the fender will thus be thrown into a basket and preventedfrom falling beneath the wheels of the vehicle. After theoperation justdescribed the curtain is rewound on the roller 8 and the spring againplaced under tension by means of a key or the like rotating the rolleras before mentioned.

The invention is positive and quick in operation, and is simple andinexpensive in construction and because of its utility and arrangementWith respect to a motor vehicle, it will enhance rather than detractfrom the finished appearance of the vehicle. I

Having described my invention, What I claim and desire to secure byLetters-Patent is It. In a tender the combination of a frame secured atan angle on a vehicle, a roller secured to the upper end of the frame, acanvas wound on the roller, a cord adapted to be Wound around theroller, an arm for securing the frame to the vehicle, a pawl secured onthe frame and having one end engaged by a seat in the arm and a ratchetin which the opposite end of the pawl normally rests; I

2. In a lender the combination of for Wardly reaching arms, a framesecuredto and movable with respect to the arms, a spring secured to oneportlon of the frame and one of the arms, a seat formed 1n one of thearms, brace rodssecured to the frame,

rollers secured on one of the brace rods, a

roller secured to the upper end of the frame,

a ratchet arranged on one end of the'roller,

a curtain secured to the roller, a cord secured to the roller and a pawladapted to be retained normally by the seat inone of the arms.

In testimony whereof I havehereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing

